Judge denies FUESD attorney's fees

Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Stern issued a decision on Sept. 11 to deny Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) the right to recover attorney's fees regarding certain causes of action brought about by plaintiff Elaine Allyn's in what is now a three-year-old wrongful termination case. A jury awarded Allyn $1,046,000 in lost income and $148,000 in general damages on Feb. 26 in the case.

In her decision regarding the other causes of action, Judge Stern stated, "Attorney's fees may be awarded under this statute only if the plaintiff's case is 'frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless....